We are all young or else we wouldn't admit to needing these great lists to help us manage these frustrating computers. marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] How old is Grandpa
: Hi, Marilyn, : : I'll add that I'm 61 years old. When I was growing up there were no cell : phones, no internet, no CD's no DVD's and very few people worked with : computers. We didn't have an ice maker either. : : Rosemarie : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA" <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 10:41 AM : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] How old is Grandpa : : : > Hi, Marilyn, : > : > I really like this. Thanks for sending it. I just passed it on to a friend : > of mine whose name is also Marilyn. : > : > Rosemarie : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : > To: <[email protected]> : > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 9:20 AM : > Subject: [Blind-Computing] How old is Grandpa : > : > : >> Let me add that the President of the United States is "only "48 years old : >> : >> How Old Is Grandpa? : >> [] : >> : >> Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away. : >> : >> One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current : >> events. : >> The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the : >> shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.. : >> : >> The Grandfather replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before: : >> : >> ' television : >> : >> ' penicillin : >> : >> ' polio shots : >> : >> ' frozen foods : >> : >> ' Xerox : >> : >> ' contact lenses : >> : >> ' Frisbees and : >> : >> ' the pill : >> : >> There were no: : >> : >> ' credit cards : >> : >> ' laser beams or : >> : >> ' ball-point pens : >> : >> Man had not invented: : >> : >> ' pantyhose : >> : >> ' air conditioners : >> : >> ' dishwashers : >> : >> ' clothes dryers : >> : >> ' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and : >> : >> ' man hadn't yet walked on the moon : >> : >> [] : >> : >> Your Grandmother and I got married first, .. .... ... and then lived : >> together.. : >> : >> Every family had a father and a mother. : >> : >> Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir". : >> And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a : >> title, "Sir." : >> : >> We were before, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and : >> group therapy. : >> : >> Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and : >> common sense. : >> : >> We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to : >> stand up and take responsibility for our actions. : >> : >> Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a : >> bigger privilege.. : >> : >> We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent. : >> : >> Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins. : >> : >> Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze : >> started. : >> : >> Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and : >> weekends-not purchasing condominiums. : >> : >> [] : >> : >> : >> We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, : >> yogurt, or guys wearing earrings. : >> : >> We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on : >> our radios. : >> : >> And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to : >> Tommy Dorsey. : >> : >> If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk : >> : >> The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.. : >> : >> Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of. : >> : >> We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 : >> and 10 cents. : >> : >> Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were : >> all a nickel. : >> : >> And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on : >> enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards. : >> : >> You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . .. . but who could afford : >> one? : >> Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon. : >> : >> In my day: : >> : >> ' "grass" was mowed, : >> : >> ' "coke" was a cold drink, : >> : >> ' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and : >> : >> ' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby. : >> : >> ' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office, : >> : >> ' " chip" meant a piece of wood, : >> : >> ' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and : >> : >> ' "software" wasn't even a word. : >> [] : >> : >> : >> And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady : >> needed a husband to have a baby. : >> : >> No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a : >> generation gap. And how old do you think I am? : >> : >> I bet you have this old man in mind...you are in for a shock! : >> : >> Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad : >> at the same time. : >> : >> Are you ready ????? : >> : >> : >> : >> This person would be only 59 years old. : >> : >> : >> : >> : >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : > : > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : > : > : > : > No virus found in this incoming message. : > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com : > Version: 8.5.445 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3130 - Release Date: 09/12/10 : > 06:34:00 : > : > : > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : No virus found in this incoming message. : Checked by AVG - www.avg.com : Version: 8.5.445 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3132 - Release Date: 09/13/10 : 06:35:00 : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
